I like to decide what's a weed and what's not. Red clover is good company for peonies and a pot of honey for bees. So it's not a weed.
Pavla Růžková
@taxonomyfriend.bsky.social
Taxonomy friend, fundraiser a project manager at the @ibotcz.bsky.social .
Unlocking Botanical Keys online session 17th June. Join to discover how botanical keys work, which ones to get started with, cover any tricky questions & boost your confidence. There will be a group exercise to collectively key out a specimen. More info https://ow.ly/4ph850YXwZG
Asa Gray was a 19th-century botanist at Harvard, an early adopter of Darwin’s ideas & the among the first to notice the uncanny resemblance between plants of E. North Amer. and those of East Asia. 📷1: Catalpa bignonioides of ENA. 📷2: C. ovata alooides CCBYNC4 of EA. #Bignoniaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Follow-up from Florence CETAF59 meeting packed with information. Decided to create internal bulletin in CZ to inspire and inform colleagues. @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org
Leí a @txaverius.bsky.social que la tenía y puse tambien una Erigeron karvinskianus en la terraza para atraer polinizadores y la verdad es que atrae bastantes .Hoy había un sirfido🌱
Dear #plantscience friends, we're looking to recruit a new colleague at @uni-freiburg.de @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social: a Professor in Plant Biotechnology. 🌱🧪 The @dompsfr.bsky.social community is truly fantastic. Interested? Please share far and wide and join us! uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...
University of Freiburg
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Magnolias evolved before bees existed. 95 million years ago, their ancestors shared the planet with the dinosaurs of the Cretaceous, but no bees. So they made a messy partnership with beetles that continues today & it explains why they're such unusual flowering plants. Let's talk about it.
Magnolias Are So Old That They’re Pollinated by Beetles
Why beetles? You'll need to read to beelieve it.
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Dnes jsme se vydali k tomuto krasavci. Je to prstnatec májový (Dactylorhiza majalis, 🇬🇧 broad-leaved marsh orchid), ohrožený druh vstavačovité rostliny. Na naší lokalitě u Černého kříže u Adolfova přímo na hranici s Německem jich byly stovky.
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social are running a Small Blue Day this coming weekend in Caithness - sounds like a brilliant event! This #SpeciesOnTheEdge depends on Kidney Vetch, its sole foodplant - a reminder that plant conservation is key to butterfly, invertebrate, bird and mammal conservation...
Help us map Northern Ireland's wild plants! The #BotanicalSkillsNI project is building a community of botanical recorders to support nature recovery. Learn via our webinars: bit.ly/BSBI-NI-Webi... Check out our project and events: bsbi.org/take-part/pr... Let's make every record count!
Remembering Peter H. Raven, a visionary botanist who transformed our understanding of plant diversity. go.nature.com/3Q5Sy9C
Peter H. Raven obituary: visionary botanist who transformed our understanding of plant diversity
As the leader of the Missouri Botanical Garden, he called global attention to the biodiversity crisis.
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Standing with friends under Florence’s 221-year-old cork oak. We really radice for each other! 🌳🇮🇹 This friendship has deep roots and great protection. 💚 @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org #CETAF59 #Florence #OrtoBotanico
Moonwort, Botrychiem lunaria. One of my favourite plants.
Many Bee orchids in Exeter today 22/5/2026, some going over already, self-pollinated quickly, due to the recent winds. One pale sepaloid just flowering 😃 @orchidvinny.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social
Taxonomie nejsou jen jména. Díky ní zůstávají botanické sbírky srozumitelné, ověřené a živé. Na #TaxonomyRecognitionDay to dnes v Průhonicích ukazuje sbírka kosatců – péče o biodiverzitu i kulturní dědictví. #NameItToSaveIt. O sbírky pečuje Botanický ústav AVČR, v. v. i. @ibotcz.bsky.social
Taxonomy is not only about names. It is also how we keep botanical collections meaningful and alive. On #TaxonomyRecognitionDay, the historic iris collection in Průhonice @ibotcz.bsky.social shows how science helps conserve both biodiversity and cultural heritage. #NameItToSaveIt
Irises have been cultivated for more than 7,000 years — as ornamentals, medicinal plants and even as an ingredient in gin. On #TaxonomyRecognitionDay, our @ibotcz.bsky.social Průhonice iris collection reminds us that caring for plants also means caring for cultural heritage. #NameItToSaveIt.
Ημέρα Αναγνώρισης της Επιστήμης της Ταξινομικής 2026 (Taxonomy Recognition Day - TRD): Ονόμασε το για να το σώσεις! #NameItToSaveIt - Rethemnos Live rethemnos.gr/454388-2/
No clue what a springtail is? Never fret. We've interviewed the UK's national springtail biological recorder and PhD student @jamesimcc.bsky.social . Head to our blog to learn more ⤵️ https://sangerinstitute.blog/2026/03/26/studying-soils-unsung-heroes/ 📸 Tim Jonas #NameItToSaveIt
A bee's brain may be as small as a sesame seed, but it can recognize and remember human faces. Nature never ceases to amaze us. Every tiny creature plays a major role in our world. Protect bees, protect life, protect nature.
🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) 🪴⛏️ #Botany #PlantEcology #RootTraits #BelowgroundTraits #CzechRepublic #EcologyCourse #FunctionalTraits #Anatomy #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
Taxonomy helps us protect biodiversity. Without species names, conservation becomes impossible. To celebrate Taxonomy Recognition Day (23 May), we launch #NameItToSaveIt — highlighting taxonomy’s importance for nature. Read the article by Michael Magee 👇 short.do/j7BwtW
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Project Repository Journal - PRj Vol.26 April 2026
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🎉 Tomorrow, CETAF kicks off #TaxonomyRecognitionDay at the 8th Knowledge of Chamber! We'll be at the House of European History & Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences talking about taxonomy & @tettris.eu Join our #NameItToSaveIt campaign! 📸🌱 #TRD2026 #Biodiversity
🔥 Demokracie potřebuje spojence. Zelení a Piráti dnes podepsali memorandum o spolupráci do voleb! Spojujeme síly, abychom nabídli skutečně progresivní, odbornou a spravedlivou alternativu pro budoucnost Česka.
